Most of us would love Royals’ life of privilege

Prince harry suggested in an interview recently that none of the Royals wants to be King or Queen ruling Britain.

I suggest that view is his own opinion and not that of the multitude of Royals just waiting for the chance to have a crown placed on their head and be kept by the British taxpayer for the rest of their lives.

We are always being told that they are just like the rest of us because they wear jeans and open shirts but the brainwashing doesn’t work any more. All they have ever known is privilege since birth, the best of everything, when the rest of us have to work for what we achieve. If Harry and Wills and families ever decided to be ordinary like the rest of us can you imagine the scramble there would be for the throne?

The Wars of the Roses part two.Time to abolish the monarchy altogether, along with the unelected House of Lords and bring parliament into the 21st century.

Ray Jones

Ely, Cardiff

Simply an assembly

THE letter from G Edwards (“Name is irrelevant”, Echo, June 19) stated so much in so few words, as did others.

The Welsh Assembly is neither a government nor a parliament. It is an assembly as the name on the building states, and as the Governance of Wales Act confirms.

Some would say the Assembly is only a county council with increased legislative powers.

Mr J Wolstencroft

Canton, Cardiff

Bus terminal now a top priority

How considerate of the council’s new cabinet member for investment and development Mr Russell Goodway to put the building of a new bus terminal as one of his priority projects.

Especially after they have demolished the old one and sold the land for development to the BBC. This council just gets better and better.

Ray Winter

Canton, Cardiff

Staying in single market is key

As the Westminster Government begins negotiations on our exit from the European Union, there is much talk of negotiating a Brexit that doesn’t put people’s jobs, our economy, and our future prosperity at risk.

Cardiff voted overwhelmingly to remain in the EU at the referendum, no doubt in part because people recognise the importance of the EU to prosperity and our small businesses, keeping our city in work.

As Liberal Democrat candidates in the recent General Election, we fought for Britain’s continued membership of the European Single Market. We know that many people shared this view and want to see a different approach to Brexit.

The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment to the Queen’s Speech calling on the Government to keep Britain in the single market, to ensure our businesses can grow and trade in the world’s biggest single market. Our Labour MPs describe themselves as pro-European, so we hope Kevin Brennan, Stephen Doughty, Anna McMorrin and Jo Stevens will support this Lib Dem amendment and keep Britain and Cardiff in the European Single Market.

Many of those who voted for them – and those who lent their votes to Labour at this election – will be hoping for this outcome.